Vanishing old Kuching
People tend to believe that to be modern you have to disengage from your heritage, but it’s not true. — Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation While most countries have a long history of old buildings and famous places, newly-formed nations like Sarawak are still struggling to discover who they are. In the half a century I […]
Floods in Kuching under control
KUCHING: The flood situation in this district is under control, said Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) chairman Dr Murni Suhaili. He said this was due to the board opening its barrages to avoid the Sarawak River from overflowing in areas prone to floods. However, he warns that a more severe flood is on the cards for […]
Kuching now a green zone
KUCHING: The district of Kuching has now been categorised as a green zone. This came after no locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 were detected or reported here in the past 14 days. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today (Dec 15) said Serian district remained as a yellow zone with two locally transmitted cases reported in […]
Crime busters get serious
Illegal online gambling KUCHING: Crime busters have nabbed eight persons for involvement in illegal online gambling activities between Dec 7 and 12. Kuching district deputy police chief, Supt Merbin Lisa said police successfully carried out seven raids on premises suspected to be involved in online gambling activities during the period. “As a result, eight persons […]
Domestic violence increases 13.2 pct this year
KUCHING: The number of domestic violence cases has shown a 13.2 percent increase this year (as of October) compared to last year, with Kuching recording the highest number of such cases in Sarawak. “Domestic violence cases have increased by 13.2 percent, that is, 644 cases this year (as of October) compared to 569 last year,” […]
Petros LPG available in Kuching, Samarahan
KUCHING: State-owned oil and gas company Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) will start supplying its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for the first time in Kuching and Samarahan divisions from next year. Its chairman Tan Sri Hamid Bugo said the supply of domestic gas to homes, businesses and industries will cover other parts of Sarawak in the following year. […]
Kuching’s Catholic masses resume
KUCHING: All masses in the Catholic churches of Kuching resumed today (Nov 28). This was after the conditional movement control order (CMCO) in Kuching was lifted a day earlier. Following the confirmation from Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) that houses of worship are allowed to open, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching Simon […]
Kuching and Miri – yellow; Lawas – green
KUCHING: This district has been declared a Covid-19 yellow zone while Lawas has reverted to green after recording 18 and zero locally transmitted cases respectively in the last 14 days. As for Miri, it remains a Covid-19 yellow zone, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). SDMC said there were zero cases of Covid-19 recorded […]
CMCO in Kuching ends
KUCHING: The conditional movement control order (CMCO) in this district will end effective 11.59pm tonight. The CMCO which started on Nov 9 was initially scheduled to end on Nov 22, before being extended to tomorrow. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the decision was made during the committee’s meeting today. “As Kuching district has changed […]
Orange zone status for Kuching
KUCHING: The district of Kuching has now been categorised as a Covid-19 orange zone. This is following the rapid decline in number of Covid-19 cases detected here recently. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the district recorded a total of 37 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in the past 14 days. “Miri and Lawas districts remain […]
